Open Championship extended after high winds delay start of second day's play

The tournament has been hit by hours of weather delays, making it impossible to conclude the tournament as scheduled on Sunday.

"The intention is to complete the second round today [Saturday] with round three to be played on Sunday and the final round to be played on Monday," the R&A said in a statement.

The only other time there has been a Monday finish was in 1988 when Seve Ballesteros won the last of his three crowns at Royal Lytham.

It was a momentous decision by golf's ruling body, which has organised the Open Championship since 1860, but it became increasingly inevitable as the day wore on.

The remnants of second-round action had got under way early in the morning, but officials soon called another halt to proceedings as the wind picked up.

More than three hours of play was lost at the start of Friday's action when a rain-storm deluged the Old Course, and 42 players were unable to complete their rounds by the time darkness fell.